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Full of fun and sunshine are the best words to describe Jim’s birthday weekend. JT had a baseball game, and so did Haley. Later on, we went out skiing with Spiro’s pizza for dinner while the kids stayed home with Madi and Ali for cousin time. On Sunday, our church had a Bikes and BandsContinue reading “Jim turns 37”

It’s hard to believe, but we were home from Disneyland for exactly a week and then Jim and I left for Costa Rica. I had a work trip that had been planned tentatively since April, and then suddenly it was all coming together and Jim decided to come. We flew to LAX Friday evening, thenContinue reading “Costa Rica”

Last week we went to Disneyland! And the beach. And the Lyon Air Museum. It was pretty awesome. Here is a quick five photos that summarize the wonderfulness. Basically, we surprised the children (and almost everyone we know) and flew to Orange County Monday morning. We spent three days at Disneyland and flew home FridayContinue reading “Disneyland”

Haley had two field trips this spring. One was to the bee farm, and Grandma Keene took her. Then her class went to the library/beach/picnic lunch in the park on a gorgeous 75-degree morning, and I got to go! The story time at the library was fab.u.lous. I’m not sure where Port Orchard dug upContinue reading “Spring Field Trips”

JT’s school hosts a spring Eaglet day, when prospective kindergarteners get to come enjoy an hour of class and a short recess to get excited about next year. I was so glad to be able to take Haley to this special day. Haley was thrilled to know to girls there: Jozie and Miley. She’ll alsoContinue reading “Eaglet Day”

It’s amazing how fast time flies. Here I am on my seventh Mother’s Day, and it still feels new. Jim and the kids let me sleep in a little, enjoy coffee in my bathrobe and a long shower, and breakfast made from scratch before we left for 9 AM Sunday School. The kids were dressedContinue reading “Mother’s Day”

Okay, so I hosted a Thirty-One party in April and I thought it might be fun if I earned enough hostess points to get a tote I’d been wanting for grocery shopping that would keep food cold longer. It turned out that I had a lot of orders and so I earned a lot ofContinue reading “31”

With two kids in two teams, we are spending a lot of time at the ball field. It’s very fun, but it’s shocking how much time out of the week it impacts. I find myself behind in all sorts of things! But we have a wonderful time doing it, and Jim and I are bothContinue reading “More Baseball”

When I heard that the first graders were singing at the April school assembly, I blocked it out on my calendar! I’m so glad I did, because that week we got a call from the school that JT was also receiving an Eagle Award. Jim was able to flex some time to go in lateContinue reading “Music Assembly, Eagle Award, and PPL”

It was so fun to have amazing weather for our friend Katie’s birthday request: skiing with us. We couldn’t be happier about her birthday wish! The other good news is that I skied – only 29 days after my knee debridement! It was painless to get up (which was NOT the case last summer), andContinue reading “Behind the Boat Again”